The opinion in support of the decision being entered today was not
written for publication and is not binding precedent of the Board.
UNITED STATES PATENT AND TRADEMARK OFFICE
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BEFORE THE BOARD OF PATENT APPEALS
AND INTERFERENCES
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Ex parte DONALD J. WILLIAMS, JAMES A. WAFER, MARIELLE PIRON,
and MICHAEL L. MCCLELLAND
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Appeal No. 2005-0648
Application No. 09/824,980
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ON BRIEF
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Before KIMLIN, GARRIS, and OWENS, Administrative Patent Judges.
GARRIS, Administrative Patent Judge.
DECISION ON APPEAL
This is a decision on an appeal which involves claims 1-23.
The subject matter on appeal relates to an electric power
steering system for a vehicle. With reference to the appellants’
drawing, the electric power steering system 12 comprises a
steering wheel 16, a steering shaft 20, and a switched reluctance
motor 32 which includes a stator 114 having a plurality of
circumferentially-spaced stator segment assemblies 118 that
include a stack of stator plates 126 forming a stator segment
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